Astronaut
Gus Grissom
The second American in space, and one of three killed in the Apollo 1 fire on the launch pad in 1967.
Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was an American astronaut, and one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space. Grissom went on to be a Project Gemini and Apollo program astronaut for NASA. As a member of the NASA Astronaut Corps, Grissom was the second American to fly in space in 1961. He was also the second American to fly in space twice, preceded only by Joe Walker with his sub-orbital X-15 flights.
- Born
- 1926-04-03, Mitchell, Indiana, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1967-01-27, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USAA Friday, aged 40
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1926-04-03, Mitchell, Indiana, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Indiana/Indianapolisthe zone used then
America/Indiana/IndianapolisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 13°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 16°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 6°54′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 27°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 8°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 19°34′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 25°24′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 26°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 22°13′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°35′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1967-01-27, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 7°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 26°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 13°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 26°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 25°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 28°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 26°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 24°03′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 24°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 20°19′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Gus Grissom was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.